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Nature: Where I Go to Connect

We all have our sanctuaries, you know, the places we go to settle ourselves and feel connected to a form of stability and safety. Some of us are religious and feel the need to go to a temple, synagogue, church or some other physical facility that provides us with a...

The calming effects of HDSereneScapes® films
The calming effects of HDSereneScapes® films

A few years back, when I first started creating my HDSereneScapes® films I had an opportunity to show them to a physician named Dr. Marcia Jean Howton who’s an Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist. She prefers to see the whole person as she works with each...

Shooting my first HDSereneScapes® Film – Santa Ynez Valley
Shooting my first HDSereneScapes® Film – Santa Ynez Valley

For over a decade my fine art photographic prints of American Western States landscapes have adorned the walls of individuals homes, offices, hospitals and clinics of all types.  I enjoyed producing extremely high quality Gicleé prints but kept feeling that they were...

Big Sur Coast: Starting anew, a Spring renewal
Big Sur Coast: Starting anew, a Spring renewal

Wow, it seems like just a few days ago that the New Year began, and yet here it is, Spring!  My how time flies, hopefully when you are having fun and enjoying your life. With so many concerns about climate and how we are effecting our planet’s atmosphere, it seems...

A Zen Experience of the Peaceful “Portland Japanese Garden”
A Zen Experience of the Peaceful “Portland Japanese Garden”

When I started creating my HDSereneScapes® films, one of the projects I had in mind was to make a film of the peaceful calming Zen-like experience that can be found in well designed Japanese Gardens. It seemed to me that I would most likely have to travel to Japan for...

Taking a Spring Break at your Desk
Taking a Spring Break at your Desk

Did you know? You can put the experience of being in a beautiful place in nature right at your desk to enjoy all day long. I do it every day when I sit at my desk. It is a wonderful joy to have in my life. It keeps me sane in this often speedy, rapidly jolting world...

The Healing Music of Steven Halpern and HDSereneScapes® Films
The Healing Music of Steven Halpern and HDSereneScapes® Films

We are all searching for a better quality of life, we strive and work hard for long term goals and dreams to reach a state of peaceful happiness. It is rare for people to attain these lofty goals, and in the process we often work against our own best self interests,...

Waiopli Beach escape
Gift of Serenity

You can now gift a subscription for $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year with a 7 day free trial to anyone you wish. What a gift of serenity, if I do say so myself. Ambient sounds of nature, music and sublime scenery. It doesn’t get much better than that. In our hectic...

Death Valley
Death Valley

Ok, the name itself, Death Valley, seems to be an anathema to the positive aspects of my HDSereneScapes® films. That being said, I think this film comes together as a very uplifting experience that I hope you all will enjoy. The location of the film, Death Valley...